This month marks seven years since I left the hospital as a working physician for the last time. That wonderful walk took place in Lebanon, Oregon, my final locum assignment, to the song 18 wheels and a dozen roses, by Kathy Mattea. At age 54, I wondered if we had enough passive income and retirement … Read more
A few months ago, a friend asked me if my wife and I would like to take Financial Peace University; a nine-week small group study to help families get their personal finances in order, developed by Dave Ramsey. My friend knew we had already spent a decade teaching another similar course, Crown Financial Ministries, and … Read more
(Want to meet me in person and attend my live lectures? Please join me at the White Coat Investor’s Financial Literacy and Wellness Conference, February 5-8, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. I will be giving two lectures at this amazing conference where I have spoken multiple times in the past. One lecture on Regaining the Joy of … Read more
(Today’s guest post comes to us from Emma Jones, whose father was a physician and knows first-hand the importance of busy professionals dealing with debt and has a keen understanding of effective strategies for debt elimination. Her expertise in personal finance has empowered countless individuals to regain control of their financial futures.) Looking at my … Read more
Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include what life is like six years after retiring from surgery, seven micro habits that can change your life, 101 financial quotes to inspire … Read more
Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include: is the unsinkable medical profession about to sink like the Titanic; is $200,000 a good annual income; how to stop being broke; the … Read more
Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include the most important variables in your financial success equation, married people do better financially, what to do if you missed last year’s retirement … Read more
(My wife and I will soon be enjoying our timeshare on a three week snow birding vacation in the Texas cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Galveston. If you live in or near any of these cities (Houston?) and would like to join us for a meet up, contact me, we’d love to meet you.) … Read more
(My wife and I will soon be enjoying our timeshare on a three week snow birding vacation in the Texas cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Galveston. If you live in or near any of these cities (Houston?) and would like to join us for a meet up, contact me, we’d love to meet you. … Read more
(I have had many requests for places to store cash, such as your emergency fund, that would provide a decent interest rate. With recent interest rates so low, our cash has been sitting idle for years. Now that interest rate have begun to rise, there are institutions paying decent interest for cash savings accounts. I … Read more
